Seven Types of Ambiguity by William Empson

Seven Types of Ambiguity by William Empson

Revised twice since it first appeared, it has remained one of the most widely read and quoted works of literary analysis. Ambiguity, according to Empson, includes any verbal nuance, however slight, which gives room for alternative reactions to the same piece of language. From this definition, broad enough by his own admission sometimes to see stretched absurdly far, he launches into a brilliant discussion, under seven classifications of differing complexity and depth, of such works, among others, as Shakespeare's plays and the poetry of Chaucer, Donne, Marvell, Pope, Wordsworth, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and T. S. Eliot.

"..a brilliant poet-critic, equally gifted in both departments." -- New York Times Book Review

William Empson was a 20th century English literary critic and writer.

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ISBN 13	9780811200370
ISBN 10	081120037X
Titel	Seven Types of Ambiguity
Autor	William Empson
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Erscheinungsjahr	1966-02-01
Seitenanzahl	256
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